ARK SOUTH LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11655187 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-11-09
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-01-01
    WEEKS, Olivia May appointed
    director
  9. 2023-08-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2018-11-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARK SOUTH LTD
  15. 2018-11-01
    PEARSON, Stuart appointed
    director
  16. 2018-11-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Stuart Pearson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/11/2018
Olivia May Weeks
Individual · British · DOB 10/2005 · age 21
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/11/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

25 Cabot Road
Yeovil
BA21 5FQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PEARSON, Stuart
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-11-01
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WEEKS, Olivia May
director · ~21y · appointed 2024-01-01
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Recent filings (20 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31